Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder: I am a Republican vote for Biden  —  Forty-four years ago, I celebrated my 18th birthday at the 1976 Republican National Convention as part of Gerald Ford's national youth group.  At that convention, I had the honor to watch two great leaders in action — Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan.

Gov. Cuomo says: Trump ‘better have an army’ to protect him if he comes to NYC  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday all but threatened President Trump's safety if he returns to New York City in a rant responding to an exclusive story by The Post that Trump is looking to pull federal funds from “lawless” cities including New York.

Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump among likely voters in key states  —  Democrat Joe Biden is ahead in three key states that President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to new Fox News statewide surveys of Arizona, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.  —  Support for reelecting Trump falls below his 2016 vote share in each state.

Facebook Moves to Limit Election Chaos in November  —  The social network said it would block new political ads in late October, among other measures, to reduce misinformation and interference.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Thursday moved to clamp down on any confusion about the November election …

U.S. Launches Probe Into Pension Payments to Firefighters Union Leaders  —  FBI and others issue subpoenas to International Association of Fire Fighters  —  WASHINGTON—Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into pension distributions made to two top executives …

Donald Trump Would Like to Momentarily Pause This Campaign to Tell You How Good His Brain Is  —  The president can't help trampling on his message, especially if his self-image is on the line.  —  Following a carefully manicured, four-day convention in which Donald Trump's chief lieutenants branded …

U.S. Unemployment Claims Fell in Latest Week  —  New measurement method could be a factor in weekly figures, along with slowly improving labor market  —  New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, a possible sign of a slowly improving labor market and the impact of a new measurement method.

Black Man Died of Suffocation After Officers Put Hood on Him  —  Relatives of the man, Daniel Prude, said the police officers involved in his death in March in Rochester, N.Y., should be charged with murder.  —  A Black man died of suffocation in Rochester, N.Y., after police officers …

Speaker Pelosi calls salon visit a ‘set-up,’ refuses to apologize  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to apologize Wednesday for her controversial visit to a San Francisco hair salon, calling it “a set up” and suggesting that she had been tricked by the business owner.

Active shooter drills are meant to prepare students.  But research finds ‘severe’ side effects.  —  A few things go through Tim Tredwell's mind when he's in the middle of an active shooter drill, leading his physical education class into the locker room at John Winthrop Middle School in Deep River, Connecticut.

One Man's Plea to His City Council: Rename Boneless Wings  —  “Nothing about boneless chicken wings actually comes from the wing of a chicken,” he told the Lincoln, Neb., council.  “We've been living a lie for far too long.”  —  The City Council meeting on Monday in Lincoln, Neb. …

How to Stop a Police Pullback  —  This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and ProPublica.  —  Across the United States, cities are experiencing turbulence and a rise in gun violence following the protests against abusive policing sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Where's ‘The Talk’ When We Need It?  —  For many years now, we've gotten mountains of press about “The Talk,” the rite of passage lecture that black parents feel obliged to give their sons so that they won't end up getting shot by the police.  Apparently, unlike white people who are always fighting …

Covid-19 has killed more police officers this year than all other causes combined, data shows  —  By one estimate, coronavirus deaths among law enforcement are likely to surpass those of 9/11  —  In a speech this week in Pittsburgh, Joe Biden linked the Trump administration's mismanagement …

Devin Nunes May Be Trump's ‘Person’ Who Witnessed the Antifa Plane ‘Firsthand’  —  The mega-loyalist Nunes was seemingly the first person in Trumpworld to publicly float the rumor of a plane full of geared-up antifa soldiers—days before the president spread it.

America Is a Powder Keg  —  Kyle Rittenhouse, hatred, and fear.  —  1. Civil Conflict  —  The fetishization of Kyle Rittenhouse by some people on the right is one of the most dangerous and irresponsible actions we have witnessed in a long time.  —  When we have a full and complete understanding …

Trump and Top Aides Ditch Masks After Saying Patriots Wear Them  — President didn't wear mask at convention or on recent travel  — New Trump adviser downplays masks despite widespread consensus  —  Donald Trump and his top aides are conducting near-daily public events without wearing masks …

IRS Chief Makes More Than $100,000 Per Year Off Trump Property, Documents Show  —  The commissioner of the IRS—who is responsible for releasing President Trump's tax returns to Congress—owns two rental properties at the Trump International Waikiki that he profits off of while in office …

In Act of Heresy, N.R.A.'s Former No. 2 Calls for Gun Control  —  A new book from a controversial former executive accuses the National Rifle Association of “appealing to the paranoia and darkest side of our members.”  —  The National Rifle Association's former second-in-command is breaking …

'Can you imagine if we're waiting on Pennsylvania?':  State Dems scramble to avoid voting fiasco  —  PHILADELPHIA — With concerns about an Election Day debacle rising in this critical swing state, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf privately convened a group of Philadelphia Democrats recently …

Jacob Blake Sr. Has Long History of Racist, Antisemitic, Anti-Christian Posts; Set to Meet Joe Biden  —  Note from management: The fact that Jacob Blake's father appears to have a long history of bigoted social media posts has no bearing on questions surrounding his son's shooting by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Overall Seat Projection  —  Simulation Results:  —  ● Median Projection: seats for the GOP for the Democrats.  —  ● Average Projection: seats for the GOP for the Democrats.  —  ● Democrats win at least seats in 20% of the simulations.  —  ● Republicans win at least seats in 20% of the simulations.

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Embassy's PR Firm Received Coronavirus Relief Loan  — A registered foreign agent of the Chinese embassy received a coronavirus relief loan of between $150,000 and $350,000.  — BLJ Worldwide serves as a propagandist for Beijing, handling the embassy's media relations …

My run-in with the New York Times … It's never a good sign when you're watching a scene of street terror in yet another gut-churning YouTube video and you find yourself thinking: 'Hang on a minute, that's around the corner from my apartment!'  But there's a now infamous video from last week …